The centre of Minoan civilisation and capital of Minoan Crete lay 5km south of Heraklion. Knossos flourished for approximately two thousand years. It had large palace buildings, extensive workshop installations and luxurious rock-cut cave and tholos tombs. As a major…

The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is regarded as one of Europe''s most important museums. The museum brings together archaeological finds from all over Crete, covering over 5500 years of the island's history.

Elafonisi is located 76km west of Chania, in the southwesternmost tip of Crete. Elafonisi is an oblong peninsula, which often breaks in two parts by water giving the impression of being a separate island. The sand is pinkish in many…